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There’s an astonishing naturalism about the two leads, navigating the ups and downs of adolescence, bodily changes and learning to use tampons Practically any woman who had a best female friend in early adolescence will be able to relate to this fragile, thoughtful drama about two American children, Violet (Emajean Bullock) and Stella (Anastasia Veronica Lee), living through the ages of nine to 13, a time as packed with incident as it is simultaneously uneventful and reassuringly dull. Unlike Richard Linklater’s justly acclaimed Boyhood, which had the resources to film for over a decade and thus observe its central character grow up, this was clearly made over a more compact schedule.

El Gouna Film Festival has revealed the first 10 titles for its ninth edition, set to run Oct. 15-23, in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The lineup spans work from established auteurs and first-time feature directors, drawing from festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Sundance and Karlovy Vary. Among the titles is Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “All of a Sudden,” a French-Japanese-German-Belgian co-production starring Virginie Efira as a nursing home director in the Parisian suburbs who introduces a humane care method against resistance, and whose life shifts after meeting a terminally ill Japanese playwright played by Okamoto Tao. The film earned a best actress prize for Efira and Okamoto at Cannes. Pawel Pawlikowski, the director behind “Ida” and “Cold War,” is in the selection with “Fatherland,” a German-Polish-Italian-French production starring Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler as Erika and Thomas Mann on a road trip through post-war Europe. The film won

The world premiere of Fatih Akin’s Ghost Song will open the 2026 San Sebastian International Film Festival on Friday, September 18. The German feature will start off the competitive Official Selection after the opening ceremony, and completes that section as the 17th title. Ghost Song follows Farasha and Faris, who meet at a graduation party and fall in love at first sight. When Farasha suddenly dies that same night, a love story unfolds between two worlds when she finds a way to meet Faris in his dreams. Mariam Dawoud and Eren M. Guvercin lead the cast, with Carlotta von Falkenhayn and Gabriel-Winner Amorim.

Black magic horror Confessions Of A Shaman has become the year’s second biggest film at the Thai box office after only five days on release, drawing huge crowds back to cinemas. The feature took $910,000 (THB30m) on its opening day (August 12), a national holiday that marks both the Thai Queen Mother’s birthday and Mother’s Day. This was the biggest opening day for a Thai film this year, surpassing supernatural comedy drama The Undertaker 2, which opened with $480,000 (THB16m) in February, and horror comedy Pee Nak 5, which recorded $250,000 (THB8.2m) on its debut in March. It continued

The Beatles rights-holding company Apple Corps has come together with Universal Music Group to ink a wide-ranging licensing and merch deal for all things related to the fab four. It will include physical and digital merchandise, licensing, and e-commerce. “The Beatles embody music’s power to change the world, and that influence makes them one of the most iconic and enduring cultural brands of all time,” said Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group. We’re grateful for Apple Corps’ trust as we deepen our global partnership, while protecting and growing The Beatles’ legacy through authentic fan experiences worthy of their artistry. As a lifelong Beatles fan, building on the relationships forged over the past 14 years is one of the great highlights of my career.” The worldwide exclusive pact comes ahead of the highly-anticipated quartet of Sam Mendes biopics about the group, in which Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney,

Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow have set “Nayyi Navelli,” an Indian fantasy family entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar, for release in cinemas this October, timed to the Dussehra festival period. Balaji Mohan directs from a script by Himanshu Sharma and Divy Nidhi Sharma. Aanand L Rai and Sharma produce through Colour Yellow, marking the banner’s first collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios. G.V. Prakash Kumar composes the music. The story follows a new bride whose arrival turns a turbulent household in Meerut into a picture of domestic harmony, until her brother-in-law grows convinced that his seemingly perfect sister-in-law is secretly a “daayan,” or witch. The film is billed as a blend of family comedy and fantasy adventure built around festive theatrical viewing. Nikhil Madhok, director and head of SVOD Originals at Prime Video India and Amazon MGM Studios, called the project a natural fit for the holiday. “As we

“Ghost Song” (“Geister”), from multi-prized German auteur Fatih Akin (“In the Fade”), has been set as the opening night film at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A world premiere, “Ghost Song” is hailed by the San Sebastián Festival as “a poetic drama about loss and longing.” It will bow at San Sebastián on Sept. 18, playing in main competition, after a opening gala where Werner Herzog will accept a San Sebastián career achievement Donostia Award, giving San Sebastián’s get-go a strong German accent, after Germany has scored nine productions and coproductions at Locarno, 22 at Venice and 18 at Toronto. Sold by Beta Cinema and starring Eren M. Güvercin (“Banksters”) and Mariam Dawoud, “Ghost Song” turns on Farasha, 20, who after her death, enters Faris’ dreams, sparking what is described as “a passionate romance that blurs the line between dreams and reality.” Akin has called “Ghost Song” “a love story, but

Marcus Anthony Thomas, who completed a directing mentorship on “House of the Dragon,” has started production on his directorial feature debut. Now shooting in London, psychological thriller “Cast Me!” will be led by rising star Iniki Mariano in her debut feature role, with Samuel Adewunmi (“The Last Tree”), Stella Gonet (“Spencer”), Dean-Charles Chapman and Clare Holman rounding out the principal cast. The film is being produced by Jordi Morera for 2020Films. Written and directed by Thomas, “Cast Me!” follows Aanya, a young actor who believes she has landed the role of a lifetime after an audition with a famous actor-turned-first-time director. But when the studio overturns the casting decision, her search for answers spirals into obsession, blurring the line between ambition, performance and reality. Thomas was selected for Warner Bros. Discovery’s full-time, 16-month directing mentorship programme, where he shadowed directors on the first season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,